I predrilled and used hardened steel MAZE nails. But I always do that with shoe moulding or quarter round to reduce splitting that many times comes with an air tool on hardwood. Its a perfect match for the flooring and a wonderful transition piece that goes nicely with the golden oak baseboards, door and window trim that I reused. The oak is thru the rest of the house and using it again in the rooms with the brazilian koa floors ties the entire house together very nicely.

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What type of sanding system (equipment plus type of sandpaper or sanding screens and grit progression) would you recommend to remove the original Bellawood finish? I understand the traditional refinishing systems do not work well because of the original finish hardness.

I am sending you the recommended instruction PDFs to your e-mail address.Thank you for writing in.

Answered on 2/25/2012 by customer care 2

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I see that the estimator adds 10% wastage to this product, but for the hickory odd lot it adds 30%. Is this deliberate or is it normal to add 30% for odd lots and 10% for standard installation.20% of 1000 sq feet is a chunk of money :-)

Odd lot material will have more material that you may not want to install due to its grade; may have defects including, but not limited to: splits, misgrading, unfinished areas, rough finish and mismilling.

Answered on 6/30/2011 by customer care 2

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No returns/ no warranty etc- If I ordered 700 square feet would I have the oppurtunity to see it before I bought it? Not just a small sample but see what exactly I am buying

What I would recommend is finding a Lumber Liquidators that is local to you that has this product in stock so you can see it before ordering. Please call our Customer Service Dept. @ (800) 366-4204 to help locate a location near you.Odd lot SUMMARY/DETAILED: Odd-lot flooring is factory seconds sold as-is. It is possible that more than 50% of the material may contain one or more milling, grading, or finishing defects including, but not limited to: severely mis-milled boards; mis-graded boards; warp; wood characters including holes, splits, cracks, severe color variation that is not typical for the wood species; missing or off-color stain; missing/improperly cured finish; severe grainy surface/debris; chips, blisters; scratches; and peeling finish. All sales of odd-lot products are final –product returns are not permitted.

NOTE: This grade description is intended only to provide general characteristics of the identified wood grade, and is not all-inclusive. Specific wood characteristics and acceptance criteria may vary by wood species.

Answered on 6/15/2011 by customer care 2

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This is an odd lot... Does that mean that its basically all unfinished or is it almost as good as normal flooring with just a few spots that probably wont be discernable?

This is a prefinished product.This item is discounted because it did not pass our product inspection. It may have defects including, but not limited to: splits, misgrading, unfinished areas, rough finish and mismilling. Thank you for writing in.

Answered on 5/4/2011 by customer care 2

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is this wood more durable than oak and would u purchase it in place of oak flooring

Ash is a little more durable to denting than white oak and red oak because it has a higher janka hardness rating. The finish on the Bellawood Ash is the same as what is on the Bellawood oak flooring, so the finish would have equal durability between them.